Have you ever held a fundraiser? If so, we bet you’d know how challenging and labour intensive the process can be. From trivia nights and fun runs to bake offs and exhibitions – raising money for your local school, club or charity requires plenty of work, and often it doesn’t pay back the time and effort needed to organise the event. But that’s all about to change! Here’s a clever new way to raise thousands of dollars for your local organisation without breaking a sweat –

So, your big fundraising day is fast approaching. You already called Pack Media, they found you a sponsor and now thousands of water bottles are going to arrive at your doorstep. All you have to do now is sell them, but how the heck are you going to do that!? Keep calm and follow these five foolproof tips for turning your special event into a fundraising gold mine: Place your bottles strategically Making sure that your bottles are easily found may seem obvious, but it’s crucial

If you’re responsible for fundraising at your school or local club, chances are you’d leap at the opportunity to sprout a couple of extra arms. From coordinating the organisation’s events and people to managing financials and paperwork – trying to scheme ways to raise much needed funds can seem like a daunting task when you’ve already got so much to do! And for those that do have a little more time, the task of approaching local businesses for money can be terrifying. At Pack

More local clubs and schools are enlisting Pack Media to help them raise money, because we really do offer a ‘win win’ solution. When you ask us to find you a sponsor, we won’t charge you a cent. There are no hidden fees and we don’t ask for any commissions or percentages of the money you earn. Basically, every dollar you raise is yours to keep, meaning 100% profit. The costs of purchasing, delivering and branding the water bottles fall entirely with your sponsor. For their

I have been given the opportunity to appear on Warwick Merry's podcast, "Entrepreneurs In Action" where he features interviews with successful entrepreneurs from all walks of life about their businesses and how their secrets to success can be applied to your own. If you would like to learn the secret to getting your local community to do your marketing for you, then this interview will provide you with that and more. I invite everyone of you to listen to my interview which will go live on

If you love a great success story, read on, because this one is a beauty. With the efforts of a generous sponsor and some cleverly packaged water bottles, we recently helped Malvern Central School raise an incredible $9,000 in just one day! When Malvern Central School called us up and mentioned that they had a school fair planned in a couple of months, we immediately set to work to find them the perfect sponsor to assist them in raising money at the event. That perfect sponsor emerged

PackMedia are delighted to share that we are now providing custom designed temporary tattoos for our customers.  It's another innovative strategy to get your ideal market engaging with your brand and your marketing messages.  The tattoos provide an organisations and event organisers an opportunity to have potentially thousands of mobile billboards walking around advertising their brand on their bodies.  It is a fabulous innovative solution which has been around for hundreds of years but is

What is Strategic Events and Who is Helena Bates? Helena Bates is “The Event Strategist” educating event managers to fulfil their leadership in the industry. Management in the event industry is booming and it can be frustrating for quality performers to be going up against charlatans driving down prices. Through Helena’s training programs she facilitates event managers to reach the next level of valued service through expressing their craft strategically. Knowing how to communicate the

Events People Talk About will be holding a stand at the Super Conference in Melbourne on Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th of October 2013.  We are really excited and hope to meet business owners or industry leader and through conversation discover the challenges they face when putting on events.  The issues that arise as a common theme and identifying strategic solutions.  Helena Bates The Event Strategist will be along side me for the two days, with any hope we come away with some great

    "The future of business is SOCIAL." Barry Libert  The reality is that we need to make genuine connections with our customers if we want to them to turn into raving fans.  At PackMedia we are passionate about helping SME, Not for Profits, Event Organisers or Promoters create opportunities to be 'Top of Mind' by providing tangible and engaging target campaigns via our fully integrated consumable packaging of customised water, personalised confectionery and coffee cups.  The